❓ Mr. Templeman asks about patient transport services from Mandurah and Dawesville to Perth hospitals, receiving details on vehicle numbers, capacity, frequency, and usage statistics for 2009-10 and 2010-11.
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I refer to the patient transport vehicles provided to Mandurah and Dawesville residents for trips to Perth to access specialist treatment services, and ask:
(a) how many buses or transport vehicles operated by the Western Australian Health Department currently transport patients from Mandurah to Perth hospitals for specialist treatments;
(b) what is the capacity of these bus and transport vehicles;
(c) what is the frequency of these services; and
(d) what was the total number of patients who accessed the patient transport vehicles from Mandurah to Perth hospitals in the years 2009–10 and 2010–11?
(a) how many buses or transport vehicles operated by the Western Australian Health Department currently transport patients from Mandurah to Perth hospitals for specialist treatments;
(b) what is the capacity of these bus and transport vehicles;
(c) what is the frequency of these services; and
(d) what was the total number of patients who accessed the patient transport vehicles from Mandurah to Perth hospitals in the years 2009–10 and 2010–11?
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Answered
20 March 2012
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
28 days
(a) 1 x Minibus operated by the Western Australian Department of Health (DOH).
5 x Volunteer cars - owned by volunteer drivers but scheduled by DOH.
(b) Minibus - seating for 16 including driver.
(c) Minibus - travels daily Monday to Friday excluding Public Holidays.
Cars - dependant on bookings.
(d) Total Number of Occasions of use:
2009-2010 - Minibus = 2215
Cars = 72
2010-2011 - Minibus = 2094
Cars = 96
Note: Total number of occasions of use has been reported as patients access the service on multiple occasions. Records are not kept based on total number of patients.
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5 x Volunteer cars - owned by volunteer drivers but scheduled by DOH.
(b) Minibus - seating for 16 including driver.
(c) Minibus - travels daily Monday to Friday excluding Public Holidays.
Cars - dependant on bookings.
(d) Total Number of Occasions of use:
2009-2010 - Minibus = 2215
Cars = 72
2010-2011 - Minibus = 2094
Cars = 96
Note: Total number of occasions of use has been reported as patients access the service on multiple occasions. Records are not kept based on total number of patients.
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